Bug 806772

Summary:	Could not open /dev/vmmon
Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Reporter:	huiqi <huiq>
Component:	vmware	Assignee:	Todd Barr <tbarr>
Status:	CLOSED WONTFIX	QA Contact:	Todd Barr <tbarr>
Severity:	unspecified	Docs Contact:
Priority:	unspecified
Version:	5.6	CC:	huiq
Target Milestone:	rc	Flags:	pm-rhel: needinfo? (huiq)
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OS:	Linux
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Description huiqi 2012-03-26 08:09:14 UTC

Description of problem:

Could not open /dev/vmmon:No such file or directory.Please make sure that the kernel module 'vmmon' is loaded.
Failed to initialize monitor device.
Unable to change virtual machine power state: Cannot find a valid peer process to connect to


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

VMWARE-WORKSTATION 8.0.2 FOR LINUX

Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2014-03-07 13:46:58 UTC

This bug/component is not included in scope for RHEL-5.11.0 which is the last RHEL5 minor release. This Bugzilla will soon be CLOSED as WONTFIX (at the end of RHEL5.11 development phase (Apr 22, 2014)). Please contact your account manager or support representative in case you need to escalate this bug.

Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2014-06-02 13:21:22 UTC

Thank you for submitting this request for inclusion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. We've carefully evaluated the request, but are unable to include it in RHEL5 stream. If the issue is critical for your business, please provide additional business justification through the appropriate support channels (https://access.redhat.com/site/support).